If you enjoyed Leffingwell's best-selling The American Farm Tractor, this stunning volume is an absolute must read! International Harvester Tractors beautifully chronicles the history of IH tractors, from the very first tractor through the IH ag division's merger with Case in 1985. In addition to hundreds of nostalgic Farmall and IH photographs Leffingwell serves up an unprecedented collection of rare and unusual machines. The machines Leffingwell found in his travels across the US will surprise and delight even the hard-core IH fan! Exceptionally well produced in classic Leffingwell style. Recommended.
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Randy Leffingwell is the author of several MBI tractor titles, including The American Farm Tractor, John Deere Farm Tractors, and Ford Farm Tractors.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A great pictorial book on IH,
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This review is from: International Harvester Tractors (Motorbooks International Farm Tractor Color History) (Hardcover)
This book combines some beautiful pictures of IH tractors up to some of the last prototype models. While many books only cover the older IH tractors, this book covers IH tractors to the end of the independent company in 1985. There is also interesting text on the background of some of the business decisions that the corporation made. These cover some of the decisions that caused the company to fail. Don't expect a comprehensive history though. If you are looking for something that discusses some of the last model IH tractors including beautiful pictures of a privately owned copy of the final prototype four-wheel drive tractor then give this book a try.
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Great Pictures, Burdensome Text,
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This review is from: International Harvester Tractors (Motorbooks International Farm Tractor Color History) (Hardcover)
The presentation and layout of this book are striking and visually stimulating, but the text is just the opposite. From the first paragraphs, Leffingwell seems to assume that the reader knows the entire history of International Harvester, so he seems to just fill in obscure details. The text wanders forward and backwards through history and is almost impossible to follow. It is very difficult to trod through. I do not recommend this book.
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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Charles Deering, Cyrus McCormick Jr., and George Perkins had plenty on their minds following the creation of IHC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gear drive tractors, drawbar horsepower, series tractors, general purpose tractor, tractor business, tractor makers, experimental department, tractor sales, tractor lines, industrial tractors, hydrostatic drive, hydrostatic transmissions, drawbar pull, more prototypes, stub axles, truck division, cutter bar, friction drive, traction engine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tractor Works, Executive Council, Milwaukee Works, New Work Committee, Alex Legge, David Baker, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Motor Cultivator, Gas Power Engineering, United States, Bert Benjamin, Leonard Sperry, Farmall Works, International Harvester, John Steward, Harry Waterman, Henry Ford, Tractor Division, Farm Equipment Division, Cub Cadet, Melrose Park, Rock Island, Deering Works, World War, Carl Mott New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Charles Deering, Cyrus McCormick Jr., and George Perkins had plenty on their minds following the creation of IHC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gear drive tractors, drawbar horsepower, series tractors, general purpose tractor, tractor business, tractor makers, experimental department, tractor sales, tractor lines, industrial tractors, hydrostatic drive, hydrostatic transmissions, drawbar pull, more prototypes, stub axles, truck division, cutter bar, friction drive, traction engine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tractor Works, Executive Council, Milwaukee Works, New Work Committee, Alex Legge, David Baker, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Motor Cultivator, Gas Power Engineering, United States, Bert Benjamin, Leonard Sperry, Farmall Works, International Harvester, John Steward, Harry Waterman, Henry Ford, Tractor Division, Farm Equipment Division, Cub Cadet, Melrose Park, Rock Island, Deering Works, World War, Carl Mott New!
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- Farmall Tractors (Motorbooks International Farm Tractor Color History) by Robert N. Pripps in Back Matter
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